Us Middle East Project Inc.

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“The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. Foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the larger international community with balanced policy analysis and policy options to prevent conflict and promote stability, democracy, modernization and economic development throughout the region.”

“Critical analyses of u.s./middle east policy towards conflict de-escalation and resolution in the region the u.s./middle east project (usmep) arranged numerous in-person briefings and brain-storming sessions throughout the year for its board members and senior advisors as well as other relevant stakeholders including by leading government officials and middle east experts from various institutions in the u.s. And beyond. The purpose of these gatherings was to review u.s.- middle east policy and that of other actors and options for mitigating or advancing resolutions of crises and conflicts in each of the major areas of interest in the region, notably working to resolve the israeli/palestinian conflict, as well as iran, iraq, syria, the gulf and egypt. Some of those meetings are listed below: briefing and policy discussion for board members and senior advisors held on november 8-9, 2018 in london, uk: participants included: h.e. Yousuf bin alawi, foreign minister, sultanate of oman shlomo ben-ami, vice president and co-founder, toledo international center for peace joel braunold, executive director, alliance for middle east peace william j. Burns, president, carnegie endowment for international peace margaret dereus, executive director, institute for middle east understanding lara friedman, president, foundation for middle east peace kim ghattas, bbc correspondent and senior visiting fellow, carnegie endowment for international peace ellie geranmayeh, senior policy fellow, european council on foreign relations efraim halevy, chairman, israel national center for jewish history mustafa hamarneh, president, economic and social council of jordan daniel c. Kurtzer, former u.s. Ambassador to israel and egypt daniel levy, president, u.s. /middle east project robert malley, former special assistant to the president and white house coordinator for the middle east, north africa, and the gulf region lord mark malloch-brown, former uk government minister and united nations deputy secretary-general anne patterson, former assistant secretary for the middle east and north africa thomas r. Pickering, vice chairman, hills & company dahlia scheindlin, public opinion analyst and political consultant henry siegman, president emeritus, u.s. /middle east project philip stephens, director of the editorial board and chief political commentator, financial times shibley telhami, anwar sadat professor for peace and development, director of the university of maryland critical issues poll aida touma-sliman, member of knesset, israel h.e. Ambassador peter wittig, german ambassador to the uk on february 3, 2018, usmep president, daniel levy, participated in an off- the-record roundtable at the house of lords to take stock of recent developments relating to the israeli-palestinian peace process and the two-state solution post-2016 presidential elections. In addition to mr. Levy, speakers at the event included lord peter hain, former labour mp for neath; rosemary hollis, professor of middle east policy studies at city university london and director of the olive tree scholarship program; and hugh lovatt, policy fellow at the european council on foreign relations (ecfr). On december 7, 2018, the usmep hosted a luncheon briefing with danny seidemann, an israeli lawyer who specializes in legal and public issues in east jerusalem, at the century association in new york city. On january 4, 2018, the usmep hosted a private briefing and discussion in london with former head of the palestinian mission in washington d.c., husam zomlot. In april, 2019, the usmep helped in the preparation of a letter by former european leaders and addressed to current eu leadership on the u.s. Plan for the israeli-palestinian conflict. Briefing and policy discussion for board members and senior advisors held on may 15-16, 2019 in washington d.c.: participants included: william j. Burns, president, carnegie endowment for international peace elizabeth campbell, director, washington represen”

“Policy notes and publications throughout the year, the u.s./middle east project's leadership, visiting fellows and senior advisors, produced a number of private policy notes as well as publicly published opinion pieces, articles and books. A selection is listed below: "henry siegman, president emeritus, wrote a piece for the national review, entitled, "israel and american jewry: a parting?" (february 1, 2019) "daniel levy, president, wrote a piece in foreign policy, entitled, "the oslo accords are dead, but there is still a path to peace." (september 13, 2018) "daniel levy, president, wrote a piece in the cairo review of global affairs, entitled, "the choice for the west: focus or strategic failure." (november 12, 2018) "hanan ashrawi, senior advisor, wrote a piece for the guardian, entitled "the ultimate deal? For israel, maybe. We palestinians will never accept it." (july 19, 2018) "seth anziska, a usmep visiting fellow, wrote a piece in the new york times, entitled "how israel undermined washington and stalled the dream of palestinian statehood." (september 20, 2018). On september 4, 2018, mr. Anziska's book entitled "preventing palestine: a political history from camp david to oslo," was published by princeton university press. "lara friedman, a usmep visiting fellow, wrote a piece in foreign policy together with khaled elgindy, entitled "the end of oslo is an opportunity." (april 3, 2019) "shlomo ben-ami, senior advisor, wrote a piece for project syndicate, entitled, "israel doubles down on illiberal democracy." (april 10, 2019)”

“Workshop convening a workshop was convened over two days in october of 2018 at stoke park in the uk, entitled "moving beyond existing paradigms on israel/palestine." the workshop brought together a group of international experts, researchers and practitioners along with israelis and palestinians who are amenable to rethinking the current trajectory. The workshop was led and facilitated by andre zaaiman, who currently teaches and trains south african, african and un personnel in strategic and early warning intelligence analysis and complexity as the research director of the african center for security and intelligence studies (acsip). Zaaiman is the founder of the institute for democratic alternatives in south africa (idasa). The primary aim of the workshop was to analyze a cluster of values and work towards developing a values charter that could create a consensus-based starting point for thinking afresh about the israeli/palestinian future. A number of follow-up meetings were conducted independently amongst israelis and palestinians.”

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